The Irish standard., 1887-10-29


these popes and the whole swarm o1
the Roman Sodom, that INCREASINGLY
corrupt Gods church, and why do we
not wash our hands in their blood?"
But the subject is to vast for such
narrow treatment. We can only, as il
were, gather few shells on the
boundless oceans. shore: Have you
read Pope Joan? Have you conned
your Voltaire? Did you spend the
midnight oil over the "Orangeman 8
toast book, containing such gems as the
following: Here's to the pope in hell,
| and the devil pelting priests at him. .
If you have not poured over these and
a dozen more, then you have not begun
your education, Mr.. Morrill,.
And now for monks and nuns, those
drones within the popish hive. Why is
1t that American Protestants are so pur-
blind as not to see that they are NO better
than they should be? How is it that
the soldiers of the late American war
reverence the popish sisterhood? OH!
fatal strabismns! Oh! worse than dia-
bolical obession! Have Ye not read
''The awful disclosures OF Maria Monk?'
Where is that pious book ''The Priest
and Nun?" Are there no more ''Secrets
of the Confessional'' in the literary
market? Go to! ye foolish sons of men,
be wise in time and burn down the con-
vents. ''Sisters" indeed, alsters of the
devil, say [, with their 'horrid prison
cells,'' and s'hidden abo ninations.
hypocr1tes all! Away with them! Away
with them:
Second point-Some foolish Protes-
tants have hinted from time to time,
they need more Heavenly mama at
the hands of then preachers; some light
er food OF Gods word to vary the mon
otony OF constant nagging at Popery;
but they do so, because they ft]y wear
the ''cap and bells.
Have We not known ministers whose
fount of sermons had run dry, SO to
speak, but who retrieved their fortunes
by q series OF we'll prepared attacks on
the ''Indu]gences'' of che Romish
church; who could count with arith.
met1cal skill, to 8 cent, what Catholics
pay for the forgiveness OF their sins,
from stealing 8 pin up to a murder,
and know how much discount was al
lowed by tue priest for Large lots. "
Did we not know q preacher who so
accurately described the infelicities of
the bachelor life OF the Romish priest
hood that ON the very next day a |
wealthy lady made him an offer of
her hand and heart. Alasl and woe
is me! If these 250,000, 900 Of Papists
would only agree to drop their tom
and their smumeries of super
how many preacher would
find himself like Othello, his tsoccupa-
Jon gone"
But, thanks to providence, we yet
have fruitful themes-purgatory and the
mass, and Gulileo, and the Bible. #
'hese were taken away what would hap
pen? Oh! nc, perish the thought! Yet,
+ perchance these failed, we would, in
;he words OF DR.. Marshall, petition His
Holiness the Pope, and set forth: .tThat
very large body of most respectable
who had no personal ill-will |
oWard the present occupant of the holy !
zee, had maintained themselves and
heir families in comfort for many years
exclusively by the abuse OF popery; and
t popery were taken away they could
lot but contemplate the probable results
With uneasiness and alarm.
Moreover. many eminent members of
he profession lad gained reputation
OF evangelical wit, learning and piety,
IS we'll as high dignities in the church.
y setting forth in their sermons and
It public meetings, with all their har-
owing details, the astounding abom-
nation Of the church of Rome. That
or years and years they had filed the
hurch andlet all the pews by elegantly
tandering priests and nuns, and power
uily illustrating Romish superstitions
hat they were in the habit OF real,ziug
arge sums by the publication of pro-
'hetical works, of which the whole in-
crest turned upon the approximate de-
truction of ''the beasts" and that while
hey Indicated, by the help of Revela-
ions. the precise hour Of his fall, they
et managed to put off the final catas-
fophe from year TO year, and could
ardly supply the successive editions
mich the curiosity Of the public demand
d. They ingenuously confessed with
ut anti Christ. who was their best
riend, and the invaluable book of Rev
tons, which was their chief source of
lcome, they saw nothing before them